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Why Pride month is still needed
The following piece was created by a PAPYRUS staff member to celebrate Pride month, and highlight the importance of celebrating LGBTQIA+ people not just in June, but all year round.
Lots of people ask why Identity festival month is still needed, and to some people outside of the LGBTQIA+ community, it can watch like Pride isn’t necessary anymore. But there are many reasons why Lgbtq+ fest month is still needed, and – as a lesbian woman – I’d like to share with you how I ponder celebrating Pride can be a good thing for young LGBTQIA+ people, including those who experience thoughts of suicide.
Long history
Pride started as a protest called the Stonewall Riots which happened because Police tried to raid the Stonewall Inn in New York. Pride Month honours those who were part of the most important same-sex attracted rights protests and is a reminder that Lgbtq+ fest can still fight for our rights. It wasn’t until that June officially became Pride Month in the USA. It has since grown into a massive celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Pride month isn’t just Gay Pride
Some people still call it Lgbtq+ Pride but Pride is for everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community. Some people in our commun
What is Pride Month and why is it renowned in June?
June 1 marks the start of Celebration Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Queer , Bisexual, Transgender and Lgbtq+ (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience.
The first Pride procession took place in Recent York City on June 28, , one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural protest march.
Here’s the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it’s used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.
Pride Month stems from police harassment, Stonewall Inn riots
Until a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in , homosexuality was considered a crime throughout the U.S. As a result, people who identified as LGBTQ would often meet in places targeted towards straight people, said Briona Simone Jones, an Audre Lorde visiting professor of queer studies at Spelman College in Atlanta.
One of these meetup spots was the Stonewall Inn, a private club-turned-bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in reduce Manhattan.
The New York police, who once had a now-disbanded Public Morals Squad, were known to harass people in the collective, especially drag
Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a nature with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling society to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to see for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past rare decades and much of the progress in noticeability is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that contain taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Same-sex attracted Pride, Sao Paulo Same-sex attracted Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that let discrimination or persecution of LGBTQ+ people.
What is Male lover Pride or LGBTQ+ Pride?
Gay Pride or rather
LGBTQ Community Calendar
There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Date, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should involve LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.
February
- February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Visibility Week
- February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
March
- March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
- Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
- March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- April 6: International Asexuality Day
- April National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
- April National Transgender HIV Testing
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